No matter where you put one, mirrors are an easy way to reflect light, make a space look bigger, and open up a room. Here are 10 decorating ideas for using them in your house.

In an Outdoor Area

In an Outdoor Area

This mirror makes the porch of a Florida home by designers Courtney Coleman and Bill Brockschmidt feel more like an actual room. An added benefit? "At night it reflects the candlelight so beautifully," Coleman says. Smith & Hawken sofa; Madeline Weinrib carpet.

Layered With an Empty Picture Frame

Layered With an Empty Picture Frame

The mantel shelf of designer Annie Brahler's Jacksonville, Illinois house, holds one of the her "extreme juxtapositions": a massive empty picture frame, propped against the mirror, alongside antlers her children collected on hikes.